A 19-year-old IIT Kharagpur student, Ankit Sharma from Rajasthan, died after allegedly falling from the third-floor terrace of Nalanda building on Thursday. He was rushed to BC Roy Technology Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police are investigating the incident and examining CCTV footage to determine whether the fall was accidental or otherwise. His body will undergo a post-mortem.
Kolkata: A 19-year-old student of the IIT Kharagpur died after he allegedly fell from the third floor of a building on the institute campus, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the "second-year Mechanical Engineering student fell from the third-floor terrace of the Nalanda building", an officer said.
The deceased was identified as Ankit Sharma, a resident of Nagaur in Rajasthan.
Several students and others near the building heard a thud and found him lying on the ground, an institute spokesperson said.
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